- Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller
- Seller Inventory #: 250336
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853
- Date published: 1853
Book Description
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition, with all the original 12 wrappers bound in at end and some ads. 8vo. 13 hand-colored etched plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text after John Leech. Contemp half red morocco, with wrappers bound in and original cloth spine and front cover. Minor rubbing. Tooley, pp. 380-381 . `
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
wrappers : Paperback or softbound. Also, wraps.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
